The FEAR of “What if?”
"What if I lose my job?" "What if my husband leaves me?" "What if my child has an accident?" There are so many "what if's" that can haunt us and keep us living in fear to all the possibilities we can think of. Are all the bad things we consider possible? Probably....
“Will I ever be enough!”
“Will I ever be enough!” So many women struggle with this question or some version of it. Feelings that range from not being successful enough at their careers to not being a good enough friend and everything in between. If we are trying to be Superwoman, no wonder we...
“Confess” is NOT a Bad Word
Proverbs 28:13 ~ You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. There is something about the word "confess" that scares people. It conjures up fear and thoughts of "being found out." The...
Are You Ready to Change?
What in your life is causing you pain? Let me phrase that just a little bit differently. What in your life keeps you from being yourself? Keeps you from being comfortable in your own skin? Keeps you from living authentically? If you are in the habit of wearing a...
Are You Content?
It's fairly easy to answer "yes, I'm pretty content." And, if this is your answer to the question, I hope you truly are and I want to say, "good for you!" We live in a society where many people are not. And, the more they search for it, the more discontented they...
Get Along With Others
In Romans 12:18 the Lord says: * "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." (NIV) * Don’t hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody. Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you...
Eliminate Your “To Do” List(s)
Really! Eliminate my to-do list?!?!?! YES!! How? Start by no longer calling it a "to-do" list. Just the inherent nature of the words, "to do", hits most of us like an anxiety ball of fire. "I gotta get this done today!!!" Has serenity written all over it, don't...
Are You Producing or Consuming?
Do you produce fruit or do you consumer fruit? Spiritual fruit that is, not banana's, apples or oranges; but I'm sure you knew that.... John 15:5-8 says: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me...
From Point A to Point B
Sometimes, it feels like the journey to get from one place in our lives to another is taking forever. Not only can it be hard to be patient, but it can get down right depressing when we aren't making the progress we think we should be making. We let negative...
Grace – Why Is It So Hard?
"Grace" is a word I've been hearing and seeing a lot lately: Last Friday night at my Celebrate Recovery group the lesson was "Grace" This past Sunday at church the sermon was on "Grace" Today in my quiet time the devotional and scripture was on "Grace" I think there...
